The Hobo Song Lyrics - Bruised Orange - John Prine

There was a time 

when lonely men would wander 

thru this land 

rolling aimlessly along 

so many times 

I've heard of their sad story 

written in the words 

of dead men's songs. 

Down through the years 

many men have yearned 

for freedom 

some found it 

only on the open road 

so many tears of blood 

have fell around us 

'cause you can't always do what you are told. 

Please tell me where 

have all the hobos gone to 

I see no fire burning down 

by the rusty railroad track 

could it be that time 

has gone and left them 

tied up in life's eternal traveling sack. 

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Last Sunday night 

I wrote a letter 

to my loved one 

I signed my name 

and knew I'd stayed away 

too long 

there was a time 

when my heart was free to wander 

and I remember as I sing 

this hobo song. 

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